Tariffs are a tax on you to support local businesses. Reciprocal or not.

This trade war is going to cost us all... for what?!

The real issue is the strained relationship that's being caused by this weird victim complex the current US regime has. The numbers he throws out are crazy and lack any sort of context.

Trump's policies and attitudes are so disliked here in Canada that he will cost the Conservative party, which has similar policies/rhetoric and would be the most sympathetic to him, the upcoming election after they have held double digit poll leads forever. People have called for the government to revoke Elon's citizenship and labeled him a traitor.

Our nations are the closest of friends with fantastic benefits that have legitimately affected everyone on both sides. Something I never see mentioned is that militarily defending the 49th parallel would cost trillions of dollars. Is this relationship something worth casually disrespecting or ending with insults, open corruption, blatant incompetence, lies, and bullying?

I think a lot of people here would be open to the 51st state idea if some of the cultural issues the US has, such as gun violence and authoritarianism, were resolved.

TLDR: I hope you have a good car with a long warranty